Attack from above
The crossword clue "Attack from above" is answered by STRAFE, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STRAFE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STRAFE answer page.
Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- AIRRAID (5 uses in xd)
- DIVEBOMB (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for STRAFE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STRAFE, most used first.
- Attack from the air - used 21 times, most recently in 2022
- Attack by plane - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Rake with gunfire - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Attack - ASSAIL, used 90 times
- From that place - THENCE, used 29 times
- Present from birth - INNATE, used 28 times
- Attack - HAVEAT, used 27 times
- Attack vigorously - ASSAIL, used 27 times
- Surprise attack - AMBUSH, used 27 times
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